Is Faith Really All We Need?

In Revelations it's all about the end times and keeping your faith. The faithful this and the faithful that. Also some people believe that all that matters is faith. But what about love? What about hope and forgiveness? I know in my previous post "Faith Without Works is Dead" I said that forgiveness and works will come from faith but still.

1 Corinthians 13:13 says "So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love." Faith, hope and love but the greatest of these is love. Now isn't that something. Here is my take on that. Faith, hope and love are really important. In fact they are the three most important aspects of a Christian's life.  But the most important aspect is not faith. It's love. So how can someone say that faith is all that matters.
If I have enough faith to tell a mountain to move and it does but I don't love, my faith is worthless. Faith doesn't mean you go to heaven. If you are a bitter, jealous person but have faith why should you go to heaven. You are called to love people. You are called to love your enemies, love your neighbors. To get to heaven you need to love and also have faith.
 "When they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord; you know that I love you.” He said to him, “Feed my lambs.” He said to him a second time, “Simon, son of John, do you love me?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord; you know that I love you.” He said to him, “Tend my sheep.” He said to him the third time, “Simon, son of John, do you love me?” Peter was grieved because he said to him the third time, “Do you love me?” and he said to him, “Lord, you know everything; you know that I love you.” Jesus said to him, “Feed my sheep" (John 21:15-17)
What Jesus was basically saying is if you love me love my people. If you love me help my people. If you love me, give to my people. Right there Jesus didn't say keep your faith, he said love my people. He didn't care that Peter had faith he cared about Peter loving the people. All throughout the Bible it talks about love.
So to answer  the title, we must have faith, but love is if not more important than faith.

Faith Without Works Is Dead

"14 What good is it, my brothers, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can that faith save him? 15 If a brother or sister is poorly clothed and lacking in daily food, 16 and one of you says to them, “Go in peace, be warmed and filled,” without giving them the things needed for the body, what good is that? 17 So also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead." James 2:14-17.

What does it mean by faith by itself is dead? Well it's what it says. If there is no works that comes from your faith, then your faith is dead. By dead it means it is false, or never existed. If you say you believe in Jesus and that you have faith in Him, but you never show it by works then what good is your faith?
Here is an analogy for you. A bird has one wing (faith) and it wants to jump off a tall tree. So it jumps. It flaps it's wings as hard and fast as it can. But no matter what happens, it dies. It goes splat. That is the same thing with our faith. If we do not have works to show that we have faith, our faith is dead.
However, if the bird has two wings (faith and works) and it jumps off the tree. It flies and does not die. Same thing with us. If we have works to show our faith it is not dead! People will see your faith and your love for God. Let me say this one more time FAITH WITHOUT WORKS IS USELESS!!!!! Actions speak louder than words.